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Mathematics and Society - OS X Lion Server

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Choose your own colors.o -1 million1 - 2 million2 - 5 million5 - 10 million10 - 25 millionSr2II\r6UPTl-iE~TAT£~1) These population figures have been roundedto the nearest_2) Shade each state on the map on the followingpage according to its populationo4) The next 2 most populated states in orderare<strong>and</strong>5) These three states have what simple fractionalpart of the total U.S. population?8) Study the map you shaded. Why are some somuch more populated than others?Color usedIf you do not have a calculator, round thepopulation figures to the nearest half millionfor the percent problems that follow.3) The state with the largest population isIts populationis what percent of the U.S. totalpopulation?6) Find the fewest number of states required1to get 3 or 33% of the total U.S. population.List them.7) What is the fewest number of states thatcontain t or 50% of the U.S. population.List them.ALAHAMAALASKAARIZONAARKANSASCALIFORNIACOLORADOCONNECTICUTDELAWAREFLORIDAGEORGIAHAWAIIIDAHOILLINOISINDIANAIOWAKANSASKENTUCKYLOUISIANAMAINEMARYLANDMASSACHUSETTSMICHIGANMINNESOTAMISSISSIPPIMISSOURIMONTANANEBHASKANEVADANEW HAMSHIRENEW JERSEYNEW MEXICONEW YORKNORTH CAROLINANORTH DAKOTAOHIOOKLAHOMAOREGONPENNSYLVANIARHODE ISLANDSOUTH CAROLINASOUTH DAKOTATENNESSEETEXASUTAHVERMONTVIRGINIAWASHINGTONWEST VIRGINIAWISCONSINWYOMINGJuly 1, 1974PopulationEstimates*3,577,000337,0002,153,0002,062,00020,907,0002,496,0003,088,000573,0008,090,0004,882,000847,000799,00011,131,0005,330,0002,855,0002,270,0003,357,0003,764,0001,047,0004,094,0005,800,0009,098,0003,917,0002,324,0004,777,000735,0001,543,000573,000808,0007,330,0001,122,00018,111,0005,363,000637,00010,737,0002,709,0002,266,00011,835,000937,0002,784,000682,0004,129,00012,050,0001,173,000470,0004,908,0003,476,0001,791,0004,566,000359,0009) Which states probably have the most pol-TOTAL 210,669,000lution problems? The least? Why?*Statistical Abstract of the United States 1975199

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